ONE TO WATCH: LFDW 2013 - 'The Abyssinian Adventure' by Kiki Kamanu

Kiki Kamanu will unveil her spring/summer 2014 at this year's Lagos Fashion and Design Week which is just few days away.

The designer shared this photo as a teaser to what will be showcased; the elegant dress-centric collection is inspired by the designers travels around Ethiopia.

I'm excited and really looking forward to her show.

The Complete Schedule - Anita Quansah, Iconic Invanity, LDA, JBL, Tiffany Amber, Bridget Awosika, Omer Asim, Ituen Basi and More Set to Show At MTN LFDW 2012!

MTN Lagos Fashion and Design Week which aims to be a premiere fashion event is set to bring together media, industry, buyers and consumers to view the current collections of designers in the fashion capital of Lagos, Nigeria. 

This platform aims to cut across geographic and culture barriers to position itself as a business of fashion and design event targeted at showcasing the best of the fashion and design industry, drive the Nigerian fashion economy and ultimately uplift its profile within the industry.

Again this year, Lagos will play host to this fashion and design led event that will feature –

• runway shows featuring new season collections from the best talents in the fashion industry;

• design led exhibitions featuring fashion products and accessories, textiles, furniture design, photography, art installations and architecture;

• workshops that will facilitate knowledge transfer, information exchange and networking opportunities across board

Another major attraction is Lagos itself – a metropolitan island that features an interesting mix of people, cultures which is fast becoming the melting pot for business in Africa. Participants, designers and visitors alike can expect a diversified and interactive platform to maximize their exposure within and beyond their industry circle and open gateways for more business opportunities.

I personally, cannot wait to be a part of this exciting event. See below for the complete schedule of participating designers.

WEDNESDAY 24 OCTOBER

CATWALK SHOW

THE FUTURE: LFDW YOUNG DESIGNER OF THE YEAR FINALISTS

TIME: 7:00PM

CATWALK SHOW

JEWEL BY LISA FOR BLACKBERRY LIMITED EDITION ACCESSORY

TIME: 7:30PM

THURSDAY 25 OCTOBER

EXHIBITION OPENS

TIME: 10AM

CATWALK SHOWS

LFDW YOUNG TALENTS: VINTAGE COLETTE/EJIRO AMOS TAIFIRI | BEATRICE BLACK | IBETEIN THOMPSON

TIME: 5PM

KINABUTI/HOUSE OF MARIE

TIME: 5:30PM

HOUSE OF FORM AND FUNCTION | KOLA KUDDUS

TIME: 6:00PM

REBAHIA | REPUBLIC OF FOREIGNER

TIME: 6:30PM

OBSIDAN

TIME: 7:00PM

ANITA QUANSAH

TIME: 7:30PM

MANGO

TIME: 8:00PM

MAI ATAFO

TIME: 8:30PM

ITUEN BASI

TIME: 9:00PM

FRIDAY 26 OCTOBER

EXHIBITION OPENS

TIME: 10AM

CATWALK SHOWS

LFDW YOUNG TALENT: OZORA BY ZEE | JESS STEFANIE | MARAYAH OH | AKPOS OKUDU

TIME: 4:00PM

NKWO | KIKI KAMANU

TIME: 5:00PM

SUNNY ROSE | XCLAMATIONS

TIME: 5:30PM

EKI ORLEANS

TIME: 6: 00PM

ICONIC INVANITY

TIME: 7:00PM

KELECHI ODU

TIME: 7:30PM

ODIO MIMONET

TIME: 8:30PM

TIFFANY AMBER

TIME: 9:30PM

SATURDAY 27 OCTOBER

EXHIBITION OPENS

TIME: 10AM

LFDW YOUNG DESIGNER OF THE YEAR 2012 FINALE

TIME: 4:00PM

LFDW YOUNG TALENTS: ALALI BOUTIQUE | IAMSIGO | VIV LA RESISTANCE

TIME: 5:00PM

GREY | ALTER EGO

TIME: 5: 30PM

OMER ASIM | BRIDGET AWOSIKA

TIME: 6:00PM

JEWEL BY LISA

TIME: 7:00PM

LANRE DASILVA AJAYI

TIME: 7:30PM

EMMY COLLINS

TIME: 8:00PM

MATTHEW WILLIAMSON

TIME: 9:00PM

REEDS + MARTINI + KIKI KAMANU = FASHION FEAST SALE!

On Dec 29th, stylish ladies who lunch can experience a special fashion menu of N4,500.00 of Reeds mouth watering dishes….

Beautiful ladies will get 35% to 75% off Fall 2011 and Pre-Spring 2012 of Kiki Kamanu creations just in time for the New Year shindig or next boat trip, including TONS of plus sizes on ALL styles available…

Guests will also get to indulge in refreshing Martini ..
Time: 11am – 5pm
Venue: Reeds Restaurant, Ikoyi, Lagos

Eat, Drink & Be Jewelled ....Elan is Back With a Bang!

When `elan magazine launched it raised expectations and excitement of fashion lovers - from their fantastic fashion editorials to insightful fashion features/articles - back then I couldn't just wait for another Sunday.

Then the usual happened, print became bad, boring content increased and apparently sales tremendously declined. So I stopped buying and patiently waited for another magazine that'll come do the trick. During the low-dealings period `elan changed editors like a fashionista changes outfits but NO, it didn't get better rather worse.

But Bang! Elan returns.

During the Arise Fashion Week (fun week..remember?) I heard the gist that ex-model/entrepreneur now fashion designer Kiki Kamanu will be taking up the post of Editor at `elan. First, I felt surprised, I was like, "why would she?". Well, I moved on and waited for the surprise. And yes, Kiki did it, she brought `elan back. She's brought the best of `elan magazine. If you haven't seen a recent edition then you should get the next edition come - 22nd April 2011 (next week) for just N200.

Here are few photos from the last edition:

Title: Eat, Drink & Be Jewelled
Model: Samantha @ Hues & Shades
Make Up: Feyi for Indian Place
Hair: Caroline Alexandra
Style by: Caroline Alexandra
Photography: Chinedum Odogwu for Wellbrook Studio
Directed by: Kiki Kamanu

Apologies for the quality of the photos, lost my camera and had to take with a low quality one.